List of Adelaide United FC seasons

Adelaide United Football Club in an Australian professional association football club based in Hindmarsh, Adelaide. The club was formed in 2003. They became the first southern member admitted into the A-League in 2005, having spent their first and last season participating in the National Soccer League.

Key

Key to league competitions:

• A-League – Australia's top soccer league, established in 2005
• NSL – The first tier of Australian football until the inception of the A-League in 2005.

Key to colours and symbols:

1st or W	Winners
2nd or RU	Runners-up
3rd	Third
♦	Top scorer in division

Key to league record:

• Season = The year and article of the season
• Pos = Final position
• Pld = Games played
• W = Games won
• D = Games drawn
• L = Games lost
• GF = Goals scored
• GA = Goals against
• Pts = Points

Key to cup record:

• En-dash (–) = Adelaide United did not participate
• R32 = Round of 32
• R16 = Round of 16
• QF = Quarter-finals
• SF = Semi-finals
• RU = Runners-up
• W = Winners

Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season

Season	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	Finals	FFA Cup	Competition	Result	Name	Goals
	League											Other / Asia		Top goalscorer
2003–04	NSL	24	11	7	6	28	25	40	3rd	PF	—	—	—	Carl Veart	12
2005–06	A-League	21	13	4	4	33	25	43	1st	PF	—	Pre-Season Challenge Cup	Group	Carl Veart	7
2006–07	A-League	21	10	3	8	32	27	33	2nd	RU	—	Pre-Season Challenge Cup Champions League	W Group	Carl Veart	8
2007–08	A-League	21	6	8	7	31	29	26	6th	DNQ	—	Pre-Season Challenge Cup Champions League	W RU	Bruce Djite	9
2008–09	A-League	21	11	5	5	31	10	38	2nd	RU	—	Pre-Season Challenge Cup	Group	Cristiano	12
2009–10	A-League	27	7	8	12	24	33	29	10th	DNQ	—	Champions League	R16	Travis Dodd Matthew Leckie Lucas Pantelis	5
2010–11	A-League	30	15	5	10	51	36	50	3rd	SF	—	—	—	Sergio van Dijk	17
2011–12	A-League	27	5	10	12	26	44	25	9th	DNQ	—	Champions League	QF	Sergio van Dijk	10
2012–13	A-League	27	12	5	10	38	37	41	4th	EF	—	—	—	Dario Vidošić	10
2013–14	A-League	27	10	8	9	45	36	38	6th	EF	—	—	—	Fábio Ferreira Jerónimo Neumann	9
2014–15	A-League	27	14	4	9	45	35	46	3rd	SF	W	—	—	Sergio Cirio	13
2015–16	A-League	27	14	7	6	45	28	49	1st	W	QF	Champions League	QPO	Bruce Djite Pablo Sánchez	11
2016–17	A-League	27	5	8	14	25	46	23	9th	PF2	R32	Champions League	Group	Baba Diawara Dylan McGowan	5
2017–18	A-League	27	11	6	10	36	38	39	5th	EF	RU	—	—	Johan Absalonsen	8
2018–19	A-League	27	12	8	7	37	32	44	4th	SF	W	—	—	Craig Goodwin	14
2019–20	A-League	26	11	3	12	44	49	36	7th	DNQ	W	—	—	Riley McGree	13

References

• aleaguestats.com